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Augmenta's AI platform can cut pre-construction waste up to 25%

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Augmenta's AI platform can cut pre-construction waste

Augmenta, a Toronto-based company behind a platform that automates the design of building systems with artificial intelligence (AI), is focused on reducing time, budgets and uncertainty in construction as much as it is on waste and energy.

Thermal Energy reports 'record' Q2 for revenue, profit

Thermal Energy International Inc. (TMG-X) reported record revenue and gross profit in its Q2 financial results, capping off an “excellent quarter,” president and CEO Bill Crossland said on an investor call.

Renewable energy deals dry up in Alberta, N.S. takes the lead

While renewables activity in Alberta virtually disappeared in 2025, Nova Scotia emerged as Canada’s most active market for corporate clean energy deals, according to a new report from Business Renewables Centre-Canada

CHAR Tech 2025 revenue dips year-over-year to $2.2M

Toronto-based cleantech company CHAR Technologies Ltd. (YES-X) reported total revenue of $2.2 million for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2025, compared to $3.2 million for the year prior. Gross profit for the period was $850,414.

Énergir, vadiMAP to launch digital decarbonization platform

Énergir and vadiMAP announced a strategic partnership to offer Énergir customers access to a digital platform designed for small- and mid-sized commercial, institutional and multiresidential properties. The platform helps owners better understand their energy use and evaluate available decarbonization options.

Primary Hydrogen proposes share consolidation

Calgary-based Primary Hydrogen Corp. (HDRO-X) said its board of directors has approved a proposed consolidation of the company's issued and outstanding common shares on the bases of 10 pre-consolidation shares for one post-consolidation share.

PlasCred advances Alberta commercial-scale facility

Plastics recycling company PlasCred Circular Innovations (PLAS-CN) was awarded $500,000 in funding from Alberta Innovates to support activities associated with its first commercial-scale facility. The funding will focus on confirming key engineering and operating inputs required for commercial deployment.

BC Hydro CEO on powering growth, clean energy

As the newly minted CEO of BC Hydro, Charlotte Mitha is overseeing the utility’s most ambitious expansion in decades while managing a sprawling system of 80,000 kilometres of power lines across one million square kilometres of territory.

ZEV sales rise slightly in Q3 2025: S&P Global

The most recent Canadian auto market data from S&P Global shows new zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) registrations in Q3 2025 reached 10.4 per cent market share — up slightly from 9.2 per cent in Q2.

Is Canada equipped to handle Chinese EVs?

The cost of importing Chinese cars to Canada is set to drop steeply with a recent cut in tariffs. How will that affect electric vehicle (EV) sales? And are Canada's charging network and power grid ready for more cars?

Canada's EV subsidies are worth it, experts say

The federal, Ontario and Quebec governments have pledged as much as $52.5 billion in support for EV businesses in Canada. It’s easy to question that support, but a deeper dive shows it’s well worth it, industry experts say.

Why AI is the new architect of asset preservation

COLUMN: Older towers are colliding with the "Carbon Cliff": the point where the cost of regulatory compliance, the penalty for carbon emissions, and the cost associated with tenants’ sustainability expectations exceed the asset's net operating income.

Canada slips in global energy transition investment rankings

Canada is facing stiff competition in the global race for energy transition investment. BloombergNEF’s Energy Transition Investment Trends 2026 shows Canada has dropped out of the global top 10 from its eighth place ranking last year.

China’s 4-year energy spree has eclipsed entire U.S. grid

China is undertaking an energy-building boom unlike anything the world has ever seen, as Beijing seeks to ensure supply for power-hungry facilities that are key to dominating emerging industries of the future.

Why we’re all part of sustainability’s elitism problem

OPINION: Sustainability professionals love to joke about reporting overload and three-letter acronyms, but it isn’t funny. This is a way to make the ideas impenetrable and technical, so there are professional opportunities for interpreters, in the form of advisors and consultants.

Top carbon credit companies to watch in 2026

Over 70 countries now use some form of carbon pricing or carbon trading, which helps drive demand and creates a large pool of buyers and sellers. Here are the top carbon credit innovators to put on your radar.

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